Environmental Graffiti

Volcanoes Vs. Lightning [Pics]

At Environmental Graffiti, we're a bit partial towards all things volcanic. Little surprise then, that the idea of volcanoes combined with another extreme and volatile natural phenomenon – lightning – really got us rubbing our hands together. Prepare for fire and brimstone clashes of epic proportions as two of Mother Earth's most powerful forces go head to head – and we marvel at the mystery of volcanic lightning.

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Town Buried in 270 Million Cubic Feet of Hailstones

How many times have you wished for a freak storm to come so you could get the day off school? Well, some kid in Devon, England has been wishing hard! Not only did they manage to get the day off school but landed the rest of the town a day off, too. Only they probably weren’t so pleased about it. Torrential storms saw an estimated 270 million cubic-feet of hailstones fall in a five-mile square area within six hours yesterday in Ottery St Mary.

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Lightning Strike Zaps 52 Cows

They say lightning never strikes twice, but for cows it just seems to keep on striking, as yet another herd of cattle was zapped by one of nature’s most volatile forces. A single bolt of lightning killed 52 cows in San Jose, Uruguay last Wednesday during a night storm. The cows were trying to find protection by huddling against a fence, but the plan backfired.

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2008 Hurricane Season: Buckle Up

The 2008 hurricane forecast is out, and the instructions for the Gulf Coast and Atlantic Seaboard are pretty clear: buckle up. Image from Tidewater Muse on Flickr After several years of lackluster performance, the pipeline

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